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The Speedy Boarding for Russian Spies Edition - Week 24 - 2022
It was the week the Dutch government discovered the truth of what a famous Scotsman once said about the best laid plans of mice and men. Schiphol air…
3 years, 10 months ago
The 1922 Boomers and Bangers Edition - Week 23 - 2022
The Netherlands needs to ramp up its efforts to cut nitrogen pollution, including measures to reduce the agriculture sector, nature minister Christia…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Great Pencil and Baboon Migration Edition - Week 22 - 2022
In a week dominated by queues and logjams, Schiphol airport struck a deal with ground staff to try to avoid a summer of misery for air passengers. Du…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Nokia Pigeon Post Archive Edition - Week 20 - 2022
It turns out Mark Rutte doesn't have the most unreliable memory in the Netherlands: that accolade goes to his trusty old Nokia 301. We digest the fal…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Volendam Aural Torture Chamber Edition - Week 19 - 2022
The shiny new administrative culture was put back in its box this week as Mark Rutte and Sigrid Kaag roamed the parliamentary corridors drumming up s…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Drunken Baby Bird Liberation Edition - Week 18 - 2022
The women take over this week as we remember the dead of World War II and celebrate freedom, while three peregrine falcon chicks escape their eggs on…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Grey Monk's Eyeopener Edition - Week 17 - 2022
More evidence this week that the Netherlands is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic as people try to offload the jigsaw puzzles and DVDs they bo…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Pull the Gilles Beschoor Plug Edition - Week 16 - 2022
This week the PvdA had to find a new leader after Lilianne Ploumen decided she was unsuited to the job and quit as an MP. But the real crisis was at …
4 years ago
The Passion of the Hugo Edition - Week 14 2022
Former health minister Hugo de Jonge tried to extricate himself from the face mask scandal this week by defending a deal that he officially had nothi…
4 years ago
The Planning Putin's Popcorn Party Edition - Week 13 - 2022
*Apology: unfortunately this week's recording was disturbed by occasional drilling noises. We have passed the workman's details on to Maurice de Hond…
4 years ago